Under Canvas

Under Canvas, a glamping company https://www.undercanvas.com/ submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit from Klickitat County to build a campsite north of Husum. The number of camping sites could be up to 95. Access would be from Oak Ridge Road. Klickitat County issued a draft SEPA determination last fall, and in late December 2020 issued a Revised SEPA determination. Comments are due on this document on Friday, January 22, 2021, before 5:00 PM.

The parcel is 120 acres, currently owned by Weyerhaeuser Company. Find a county map here of the property The parcel is located in T4, R10, Sec 12; T4, R11, sec7. Under Canvas would use the lower half of parcel 04101200002100.

The parcel has river frontage on both sides of the river, and about 30 acres of it is in the management boundary for the Wild & Scenic segment of the river. SDS owns land adjacent on both north and south along the river.

FWSR commented, along with many others, on the Draft SEPA determination. Read our letter here.

Representatives from the company attended the April meeting of the Husum/BZ Community Council and the April Friends of the White Salmon board meeting, both via internet.

FWSR voted at our May 2020 board meeting to send a letter to Under Canvas and to Weyerhaeuser Company stating that we do not support the project. We have done so. Read our letter here: FWSR.Ltr.UnderCanvasMay2020

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Friends of the White Salmon River1 week ago

Beavers - amaqing engineers, even if they don't have degrees, who can help to mitigate water quality and temperature effects of climate change. And even without taking a utilitarian approach, beavers are just plain cool. One thing on my bucket list is to have a beaver colony on the creek at the bottom of the field behind my house.

A surge in efforts to find ways to co-exist with beavers continues to be opposed by ag lobby and other landowners Habitat helper: For all the good they do, beavers often get the short end of the stick. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Friends of the White Salmon River2 weeks ago

A showing of the film "Elemental" - this is a longer version than the one shown in Bingen a couple of months ago. Very pertinent to the Climate Change conference this weekend. Thought provoking.

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Friends of the White Salmon River4 weeks ago

FYI, here's the letter we submitted to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding their proposal to uplist Western Gray Squirrel to endangered status. We absolutely support this, WGS may not be high profile or glamorous, but we love them.

Friends of the White Salmon River1 month ago

This rare, local hearing held by FERC is an important opportunity to testify. We will be at the evening session, ready to speak. Join us and Riverkeeper then or in the morning. This project should not go forward.

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Friends of the White Salmon River1 month ago

The Public Comment period on the Klickitat County Shoreline Management Plan opens tomorrow, closes May 26. Helpful to attend the public information session on April 26. Register here.

Friends of the White Salmon River1 month ago

As of today, there are 31 spaces left for the Climate Conference on May 30. They are going steadily, so register now if you want to come.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adapting-to-climate-change-in-the-gorge-tickets-520165046657

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